War Galleon or War Frigate?

[edwardburnskull]

Originally Posted by Kitfisto

". The War Galleon with its sails looks awesome, the 'look' is a personal thing obviously. I find the Frigate the ugliest boat in the game!"
-Zeppers
I like the frigate more because it's ugly!. The galleons look like your steriotypical pirate ship, and seeing them all the time gets boring. Real pirates most often used sloops, due to their speed. Pirates would want to board a ship and take it, which the lumbering galleon would have trouble doing. The frigate looks more agresive to me, and though this was rare, some pirates actually used frigates. The trouble with them was the fact that they were military vessels, and that they would be harder to take. The Blackbeard and Bartholomew Roberts both had frigates at one point or another (the Queen Anne's Revenge and the Royal Fortune, respectively). Okay, I when from looks to historical accuracy at random so my post doesn't make sense any more. The point is, FRIGATES RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Frigates dont look like they do In the game they were like a mix between sloops and Gallons. Speedy wiith sails like a gal and heavily armed without a bellow deck.

[Edward Edgemenace]

If you are just trying to build your complete set of war ships, I'd get the war galleon first. It is less expensive than the war frigate, yet the enormous cargo holds allow you to build up a lot of gold very quickly. Once your sailing techniques are past "beginner," it makes very little difference (war frigate vs. war galleon) which you drive. They admittedly have very different "feels" though, so don't expect them to work the same, your first time out.

As a pirate, the POTCO war galleon just "looks" more like a real pirate ship. The war frigate, on the other hand, looks snazzy, but would sink when the first real wave washed over its bow. (I know that doesn't happen in POTCO, but should. Maybe when they add the Kraken? Same for all sloop class ships.)

The benefit of having front cannons might help a little in SvS, but since they are slower than war sloops, it is much less of an advantage than you'd think. When helping a single person level cannons, a frigate's front cannons can work (as described in another post above) but limits you to very few people up front who actually get a decent angle on the target. In SvS, a war galleon only helps the enemy - when you launch a war galleon in SvS, you are ONLY donating salvage points to the enemy. (Less scrupulous guilds intentionally launch war galleons from the enemy side, to replenish their hull points, much faster than if they stopped for slow repairs. Just sink the non-firing war galleon and poof, "+2600 Salvage.")

Again, if your goal is plunder (building up gold quickly) then get a war galleon first.

[Arioch]

Actually I never thought of it that way until recently in SVS when a ship was being chased by 3 ships and the people on board actually suggested another player to launch a opposing war galleon and meet up mid route in order to sink it for salvage to repair the ship.

The things people do to cheat in this game just boggles the mind sometimes.

[League]

Originally Posted by edwardburnskull

Frigates dont look like they do In the game they were like a mix between sloops and Gallons. Speedy wiith sails like a gal and heavily armed without a bellow deck.

Sort of, but I think it was the below deck that they had, without that tower thing, though what you have in mind is due to the floor generally being level.

Originally Posted by Arioch

The things people do to cheat in this game just boggles the mind sometimes.

Seems smart, though it is up there as it also can be a shield and all. As well, one as he/she is on their side can do privateer chat and relay back a new tactic back in crew and all. Still, I think it is relatively fine to do.

And although the Galleon may collect gold faster (though I think I remember a thread started by OFX that said ships with smaller holds get better quality crates or something and that they all essentially got the same loot [them being the War class]), one you get a War Frigate, the most expensive treasure there, you have less need of gold period. As well, the difference needed for the new ship would seem vast again, while it is smaller in the mind if you get the F first.

[ilikepurpleyogurt]

This was helpful, I know to save for the frigate now. Thanks!

[Edward Edgemenace]

Originally Posted by League

And although the Galleon may collect gold faster (though I think I remember a thread started by OFX that said ships with smaller holds get better quality crates or something and that they all essentially got the same loot [them being the War class]), one you get a War Frigate, the most expensive treasure there, you have less need of gold period. As well, the difference needed for the new ship would seem vast again, while it is smaller in the mind if you get the F first.

I'm sorry, but that is demonstrably false. Average, median and peak hauls are simply huge on a war galleon, compared to war sloops or war frigates.

Frigates are for people that have less experience sailing, who think they get more because it costs more. A war frigate is also good for stockpiling gold, when you keep hitting 65,000, from sailing your war galleon all the time.